Pollution, grime or other environmental problems by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age by country

Countries reporting
38
Highest
38.6%
Malta
Lowest
2.6%
Croatia
Median
11.8%
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
489

What the numbers show

Pollution, grime or other environmental problems by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 38.6% in Malta; the lowest is 2.6% in Croatia.

The median across all reporting countries is 11.8%, and the mean is 12.4%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 15.

Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 29 fell. The largest increase was in Ireland (up 155.9%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 67.9%).

Pollution, grime or other environmental problems by level of disabilit: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Malta 38.6% 2023 down 5.6% falling
2 Greece 24.7% 2023 down 13.3% falling
3 Türkiye 20.8% 2023 down 15.4% falling
4 Germany 17.9% 2023 down 19.7% falling
5 Iceland 16.4% 2020 up 74.5% rising
6 Portugal 16.1% 2023 down 8.5% falling
7 France 15.9% 2023 up 43.2% rising
8 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 15.6% 2020 down 4.9% falling
9 Netherlands 15.1% 2023 up 7.9% falling
10 Bulgaria 14.8% 2023 down 16.4% falling
11 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 14.7% 2019 down 2.6% flat
12 Lithuania 14.6% 2023 up 9.8% rising
13 Belgium 14.3% 2023 down 15.4% falling
14 Latvia 14.1% 2023 down 25.0% falling
15 United Kingdom 14.0% 2018 up 7.7% flat
15 Hungary 14.0% 2023 down 2.8% flat
17 Slovenia 12.9% 2023 down 5.1% falling
18 Serbia 12.3% 2023 down 38.2% falling
19 Luxembourg 12.1% 2020 down 4.7% rising
20 Finland 11.6% 2023 up 48.7% rising
21 North Macedonia 11.3% 2023 down 13.7% falling
21 Romania 11.3% 2023 down 32.3% falling
23 Cyprus 11.1% 2023 down 34.3% falling
24 Spain 10.4% 2023 up 13.0% rising
25 Italy 9.7% 2023 down 43.6% falling
26 Switzerland 8.9% 2023 down 1.1% falling
26 Denmark 8.9% 2023 up 89.4% rising
28 Ireland 8.7% 2023 up 155.9% rising
29 Austria 8.5% 2023 down 29.8% falling
30 Montenegro 8.2% 2023 down 59.2% falling
31 Czechia 8.0% 2023 down 52.7% falling
32 Estonia 7.8% 2023 down 17.0% falling
33 Poland 7.2% 2023 down 24.2% rising
34 Slovakia 5.9% 2023 down 60.4% falling
34 Norway 5.9% 2023 down 19.2% falling
36 Sweden 3.7% 2023 down 43.1% falling
37 Albania 3.1% 2023 down 43.6% falling
38 Croatia 2.6% 2023 down 67.9% falling

About this data

Indicator
Pollution, grime or other environmental problems by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
43 places, 489 data points, 2010–2023
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